Esophageal Cancer Vaccine
Fusion of esophageal cancer cells with dendritic cells provides antitumor activity
Published in Vaccine Weekly, December 28th, 2005
According to recent research published in the journal Vaccine, "The aim of this experiment was to develop a cytotoxic cancer vaccine (EC 109-DC) prepared by fusions of esophageal carcinoma cells with dendritic cells (DC2) derived from cord blood and to study the biological characteristics and resultant induction of antitumor immunity."
"CD34+ hematopoietic stern cells were isolated from cord blood using a CD34+ progenitor cell isolation kit by magnetic cell sorting system (MACS). CD34+ cells were incubated with rhGM-CSF, rhTNF-alpha...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2005-12-28)
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